When I lifted my hand I was almost disappointed to see that the spot was gone.

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Three weeks later, when his friends and band-mates managed to bail him out, Kaye says he was "almost disappointed" to be leaving.

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Top down, you can really hear the slightly hoarse, throaty song of all six cylinders, whereas we were almost disappointed with our most recent drive of a Carrera, where some of the classic Porsche gruffness seemed to be missing.

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They are almost certain to be disappointed.

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"When you come to just two minutes from the end, and it was 0-0, Arsenal almost did not create many chances, because we defended well and played well, so we are very disappointed, " said the Israeli, who believes his side can escape the relegation zone.

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